Skills & Background:
-Exceptional communication skills, particularly written (as a remote company, we heavily emphasize written communication across all departments)
-5+ years of designing games or applications, ideally for the web (as a plus)
-A strong portfolio of product UI/UX design (is a must)
-Strong illustration skills, with respect to characters, vehicles, stickers, and other in-game collectibles
-Proficiency writing performant and accessible HTML/CSS (is a must)
-Well-honed research skills to quickly identify UI/UX options, merging aspects of each into a recommended design
-A deep understanding of user-centric design principles and a rigorous focus on the smallest details of UI design
-Basic understanding of browser performance and standards
-Comfortable working in git-based workflows
-Able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
Bonus Skills:
-A passion for game development and working with small teams
-Experience and/or passion for designing in the education marketplace
-Ability to build clickable prototypes in their chosen authoring package
-Worked on a successful freemium game
-Designing with data for high-converting web and mobile applications
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
-Competitive salary
-Unlimited paid time off
-Company-owned laptop
-Remote office stipend
-Flexible office hours
-Ongoing education assistance
The ideal candidate is less concerned with patting themself on the back for pixel-perfect designs and more concerned with quickly and efficiently delivering value to our users (and results to the business). They have experience leveraging data, user research and intuition to craft actionable UI/UX strategies, translating them into production designs with the final deliverables being HTML/CSS.
We’re working to change the future of online education by building exciting products that equip students and teachers with the tools to succeed in the classroom and beyond.